The authentic voice of Canada
Subtitle: R.B. Bennett's speeches in the House of Lords 1941-1947
By: Christopher McCreery and Arthur Milnes, editors ; foreword by John Turner.
Contributors: McCreery, Christopher.; Milnes, Arthur, 1966-
Series: Queen's Centre for the Study of Democracy Library of Political Leadership occasional series -- v. 4; Library of political leadership series -- v. 4.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Montréal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781553392750; 9781553392767
Subjects: Bennett, R. B. -- 1870-1947; Bennett, R. B. -- 1870-1947 -- Oratory; British Commonwealth of Nations; Speeches, addresses, etc., Canadian; World War, 1939-1945; Discours canadiens; Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-; Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 1936-1952 (George VI); Grande-Bretagne -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1936-
Description: "Richard Bedford Bennett was Canada's eleventh prime minister and head of a majority government during the Great Depression. Defeated in 1935, he lived the rest of his life in England and is the only deceased Canadian prime minister not buried on Canadian soil. For most Canadians, the Bennett story ends upon his leaving Canada in 1939. But, as this book shows, Bennett's career was far from over. Summoned to the British House of Lords in 1941 by King George VI, Bennett, now Viscount Bennett, took part in some of the crucial debates of the Second World War and lent his voice to discussions in Parliament at Westminster as the United Kingdom and British Empire and Commonwealth prepared for the post-war years. He served in the Lords until his death in 1947, continuing his fight for the Canadian autonomy that he had done so much to establish as prime minister in Ottawa. With a foreword by former Prime Minster John Turner, the book includes contributions from R.B.'s nephew, William R. Herridge, and David Asper, chair of the National Post."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.